Fathabad, Jiroft

Coordinates: 28°39′36″N 57°09′04″E / 28.66000°N 57.15111°E / 28.66000; 57.15111
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Fathabad
فتح اباد
village
Fathabad is located in Iran
Fathabad
Fathabad
Coordinates: 28°39′36″N 57°09′04″E / 28.66000°N 57.15111°E / 28.66000; 57.15111
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyJiroft
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictEsfandaqeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total220
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Fathabad (Persian: فتح اباد, also Romanized as Fatḩābād; also known as Gāvkosh)[1] is a village in Esfandaqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 220, in 58 families.[2]

It is one of many sites in the district that have been proposed for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania founded by Alexander the Great.

Gallery[edit]

The village is famous for Fathabad Garden which is located 16 km northwest of Kerman. According to historians, the same construction pattern has been used at Shazdeh Garden in Mahan.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fathabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062839" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ "Fathabad Garden". Visit Kerman. Retrieved 2020-04-28.